Reflecting on the Rams’ season

Burlington Post

The M.M. Robinson senior football team had a remarkable season. The Rams started off their 2012 campaign in Hubbard, Ohio playing against the Hubbard Eagles in an exhibition game. It was a hard-fought game but in the end the opposition from south of the border came out with the 35-23 victory.

The regular season started with a game at Holy Trinity. The Rams suffered their first loss of the season by the score of 24-14. Week 2 was a bounce-back week for the Rams as they won in their first floodlight appearance of the year against the Loyola Hawks — they took it 19-9. Week 3 was a historic victory for the Rams as they beat the Nelson Lords for the first time in six years at MMR. The final score, 31-7.

However the celebration was short because the Rams were beaten 40-21 by the undefeated Corpus Christi Longhorns. The next week was crucial for the Rams and they shut out Assumption Crusaders 17-0. Bishop Reding was no match for both M.M. Robinson teams as they came out with dominating performances of the year, 32-7 for the juniors and 61-0 for the seniors.

The senior Rams were riding an emotional high heading into the playoffs for a rematch against the Assumption Crusaders. The Rams rolled over the Crusaders, 24-6. In the next round of the playoffs, the Holy Trinity Titans game was a much harder contest, but the Rams won the tight game, 15-13.

The Rams found themselves in the Halton championship game against the Corpus Christi Longhorns who were ranked third in Canada. With the memory of the Week 4 loss fresh in their minds, the M.M. Robinson Rams would not be denied. They won the Halton championship 19-6.

The following week they won the GHAC championship 25-21 against a worthy opponent, Cardinal Newman.

After beating Westdale in the Golden Horseshoe Bowl semifinal, it was all looking good for M.M. Robinson heading into the Golden Horseshoe Bowl.

During the game, M.M. Robinson was up by as many as three touchdowns. What many casual Canadian football fans would not recognize is that a ‘rouge’ was scored after a missed Lakeshore field goal. The point served as a crucial one. With one minute left, Lakeshore marched down the field and punched in a touchdown with a short cross pass to the slotback. Lakeshore won it 29-28.

On behalf of M.M. Robinson High School and the junior and senior football programs, we would like to thank the citizens of Burlington for supporting the team. Next year should be another great year for football in Halton. The Rams are losing some of their veteran players as they embark on college or university careers.

Will the new crop of Grade 11s be able to pick up the slack? Or will Corpus Christi be looking for revenge?

We’ll find out in the new year.If you are a teacher or student interested in participating in the Post’s weekly Views From a Student feature, please e-mail Tom Dykes at ellergreen58@gmail.com.